Let Me Explain: UAPA’s weaponisation of literature and witnesses

#UAPA #gnsaibaba
From 2014 to 2022, 8,719 people were charged under the draconian UAPA. A majority are languishing in jail, with trials delayed and bail denied, as in the case of GN Saibaba.
Arrested in 2014, the wheelchair-bound professor was kept in solitary confinement and accused of Maoist links. His case highlights not only the manipulation of evidence but also the blatant abuse of power by authorities, often aided by courts. The persecution of Saibaba, along with other high-profile UAPA cases such as Stan Swamy and Siddique Kappan, demonstrates how the state has weaponised literature, witnesses, and fabricated evidence to suppress dissent.
Meanwhile, public opinion is swayed by a media that demonises activists and scholars, branding them as terrorists without focusing on the facts.
In this week’s Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the issue with examples.
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[@C13parker]

Standing Ovation to the Whole Team of The News Minute and Newslaundry for putting this out! And special treats (on email) to the team that worked on this. Pooja, you made my day! I am gonna come back to this video for years to come. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Offering my Hindi language skill to do subtitles for free.

[@rakp4215]

Ms Pooja Prasanna's presentation is superb.

[@azadyadav9319]

If the 'Process - the right to Justice - is the Punishment' then it's the Cowards/Criminal Running and Maintaining the System.

[@Mryajurarora]

100 percent agreed. UAPA has no place in a civilised society.

[@turtlecreek6043]

This government have put humanity to shame

[@adityaadling]

@@turtlecreek6043 Can you explain how ?

[@adityaadling]

Yes I can imagine that the SC was opened on Saturday in similar fashion where it was opened in the midnight in Afzal Guru's case

[@rakp4215]

When criminals rule the country,this has to happen. Unfortunately,our Supreme Court is also sold out. We the people are helpless.

[@VivekAnandJ]

A wonderful article in the latest Caravan covers why the Judiciary is also sold out and it's saffronisation.... What you said is so true 😢

[@MriKum-wr6ks]

Carvan is a extreme left wing media​@@VivekAnandJ

[@adityaadling]

@@rakp4215 from where do you bring this kind of "helpful" knowledge ?

[@rakp4215]

Since 2014,this country has gone to the dogs.

[@MriKum-wr6ks]

Yup before that your country is just like America Or europe. India is always like that. Or maybe this is the only reason why this country survive for 77 year

[@adityaadling]

@@rakp4215 Is that so ? Brief it !

[@ushatewari9480]

Scary

[@AbdulMajid-ic9ot]

Great. This piece should open the eyes of the inefficient rulers.

[@nemlhouvum7351]

At the end of the day the govt will hold authority on the type of books we read,clothes we wear,food we eat and language we should use.we are we heading to. Always remember millions goes hungry in our country.i wish the govt reach out to them.

[@koolfy]

Thanks!

[@VivekAnandJ]

The way weve dallencis so shameful

[@CherianVishal.N]

Hi Mam for our indan Law and Order system needs A"Body Cam" System like America Dose. Then only everything will get change, innocent People Of India Like GN Sai Baba kind of people will get justice ⚖️. From 1947 to all these years Nobody Ever Asked The judiciary about the body cam system! why we should not have that in our India?

[@Search_Exmuslim_Sahil]

6:38 i heard the hero was released few months back .. Musalta didn't fly to Kolkata as quickly as he flew to cover hathras for the dalit woman ..and ended up in JAIL..wonder why?

[@zigzag8338]

We should have some actual free speech laws that are strong without a thousand exceptions and institutions like the Supreme Court with a spine to protect them.

[@samiuddinkhan5958]

very well analysed and summarized the misuse of UAPA against activists, dissenters and people with different point of view. it's unbecoming of a democracy. But sadly you didn't cover any muslim activist incarcerated under UAPA either by design or by coincidence.

[@dzangounchained820]

Gn saibaba is unknown to most of indians even now, i don't get why government was hellbent on keeping a paralysed man in jail. Was he so influential?

[@parvatiyaproperties7899]

सुना है साहेब बहुतेई बहादुर हैं 😂

[@kumarranjeet5132]

This is the reality of the BJP and RSS government of India.

[@RahimKhan-lp9jc]

Tanashahi..

[@Cryptospider]

good

[@BiharVillage0070]

Neech Besharam Ranga Billa ka New India??

[@rahulshakya8616]

Dictation 🎉😢🎉😢

[@MyUmmat]

I Think police Helped them. Police could use more reliable evidence. But They didn't use.. Thanks Indian police

[@mehtabparveent5447]

👌🏻👍🙏🤗

[@MyUmmat]

They are Christian missionaries & Muslim Dahwa Group!!!!!

[@SwatiMishra-qw7gz]

Request translate in hindi

[@Vhshjvbjbcch3457]

In china there is no humen right's yet the country is so successful 😂😂😂